Liz McKeon

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Running your own hair salon can consume an incredible amount of time and energy. To avoid feeling burnt out, set yourself strict work-life boundaries. Retaining a personal life outside your business may seem like an impossible task at times, but with the right strategies in place, you can successfully master the art of self care, most of the time... TOP TIPS TO ACHIEVING THE PERFECT WORK LIFE BALANCE, WHILE CARING FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH AND WELLNESS: DRAW A LINE BETWEEN WORK AND HOME Get into the habit of separating the two, when you are at work, you are at work, and when you are at home, you are at home. Don’t be in one place and worrying or feeling guilty about not being in the other. ALWAYS STOP FOR MEALS On average most salon owners work a minimum of 64 hours per week. Taking care of yourself and establishing healthy eating habits is vital in order to have the energy required. Set regular meal times, keeping these time sacrosanct and try to switch off your phone. MAKE A PRACTICE OF SWITCHING OFF Statistics show that 50% of us check out phones before 7am! You need to build in uninterrupted thinking time into your day, away from technology and the expectation of an immediate response. Our brains need respite in order to continue to product innovative ideas. MAKE TIME FOR A HOLIDAY It is diffcult to leave your salon for long periods of time, but regular, even short breaks, give you something to look forward to and a much needed opportunity to recharge your batteries. SET PRIORITIES AND MANAGE YOUR TIME To feel more balanced in life and business, set boundaries and create lists. Put the most important tasks on the top of the list and the least important towards the bottom. Learn t stop ‘sweating the small stuff’ and let go of the less important things, so you can enjoy more leisure time. Taking care of your own health and wellbeing starts with managing your time. Create a schedule, making your time off, hobbies and interests a priority, then adhere to the list. SAYING NO MAKES YOU GROW! Learn the power of saying no, because sometimes we forget how important it is to say ‘no’ when we are busy. It is not possible to be available to everybody around you all the time. If you are respectful to your time limitations, then staff and clients will be respectful also.

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When considering the art of self- care answer the following: 1. How would it be a gift to others to make time for yourself? 2. What would it take to make time for yourself a priority? 3. What activities make you feel happy and nurtured? 4. What is keeping you from doing the things that energisers and inspires your? 5. How can you bring more of these simple treats into you day? Add time to your diary every day for yourself and allow your batteries to recharge.